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Microsoft is taking its time with the boot certificate rollout, but you don't have to. Activate the latest UEFI CA 2023 right now.

Secure Boot protects modern Windows and Linux PCs. Microsoft Secure Boot certificates from 2011 expire in June 2026. Most PC owners are fine if they install the latest updates. Last year's ...

The Key Exchange Key (KEK) acts as an authority that allows Microsoft to update the other databases, like the DB and DBX that tell your computer which bootloaders are safe.

Microsoft introduced Secure Boot back in 2011, and made it a key requirement for installation of Windows 11. And now some users will have to update their certificates ...

In June 2025, Microsoft announced that, in June 2026, it would begin deprecating Secure Boot certificates of Windows systems from 2011, which were superseded by their 2023 counterparts.

Some NVIDIA users on Reddit have warned that certain older GeForce graphics cards may face issues starting systems with Windows Secure Boot enabled after June 2026. The reason is the expiration of the ...

If you’re trying to play the Battlefield 6 Open Beta on PC, you might have run into a problem: ‘Secure Boot is not enabled.’ You are not alone. PC gamers hoping ...